Despite news of NCAA sanctions that felt like “a sucker punch that hit me right in the stomach,” new Ohio State coach Urban Meyer said he’s ready to move on and not worry about them, The New York Times reports.

Along with a postseason ban for 2012, Ohio State also will lose a total of nine scholarships over the next three years and be placed on probation for the same amount of time as a result of transgressions that occurred during the Jim Tressel era. Tressel resigned on Memorial Day amid pressure that he played six players despite knowing that they were receiving cash and benefits in exchange for tattoos from a Columbus-area tattoo parlor owner.

Urban Meyer says he's no longer trying to worry about things out of his control. (AP Photo)

Meyer, well-known for being consumed by his profession, says spending time worrying about the sanctions would be counterproductive. He also doesn’t think the sanctions will hurt the program long-term.

“Something that I’m trying to do personally is not worry about things I can’t control,” Meyer told The New York Times. “I’m in charge of the football program, recruits and my family and that’s my focus. I have absolutely no control over that. Wasting time on that is taking away from family time or recruiting.”

What is good for Meyer, according to the Times, is the sanctions haven’t had any immediate impact on recruiting. No one has decommitted since Tuesday’s news broke.

“They understand what we’re building,” Meyer said. “We’re on a mission at Ohio State. This is not going to deter our mission.”